"I had to come. There is something in this man that I see, since he got into Parliament. He's a fighter and he talks about what the people want, not him, the people. He started something which is very good for the country. We have got to keep up with his work, we can't let him down."

Sarah Fromstien, 24, university student:

"I really believe he would've been the next prime minister. There are a lot of people who respected him, regardless of whether you agreed with him or not. Everybody knows he was a great mean. He had a great message. A message of hope and not of profit."

Daisy Nocos, 49, accountant, Mississauga, Ont.:

"He is just a great man. He touched my son's life. The interest of my son in political science. Unfortunately he passed away on my son's birthday. My son is not here, He's in Berlin. So I'm doing this for him."

Gurcharan Singh, 45, high school teacher:

"I gave him a ride one time. I was driving a cab at that time from the airport to downtown. I just asked him, 'You look like Jack Layton.' He said 'I am Jack Layton.'"

"I am in shock. He needed more time. He gave us hope. I think he was a great leader.'"

Heather Johnson, 61, housing worker:

"I just think it's amazing. Hopefully it's bringing people back to what they hope Canada will be: That nobody should be left behind. That what guided Jack is what we really want and just what a mark he has made on the country. It's just amazing.

"He led by example, by mentoring, by just being Jack. Just being so full of life. I think it struck me the day he passed, watching TV and all the clips of him and everything. He is smiling and laughing and loving people. Kids having their picture taken with him. It is just amazing."

Silvy Mathed, 33, family doctor:

"I think it's amazing that people are taking time out of their lives to come. . . . What Jack Layton stood for resonated for a large number of people."

David Arnold, 49, cancer survivor:

"When you hear a politician say what you were thinking, what you were saying to your friends the other night, that's how I knew he was the real deal. He lived for what he said and he lived his politics. He was a champion."

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